Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.4° C
4.7° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
7
11
10
10
3
6
7
11
17
24
34
42
52
88
139
157
176
209
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:28PM5.39m
8:35AM5.76m
9:16PM5.22m
9:19AM5.64m
Low Tide
2:25PM-0.10m
2:40AM0.66m
3:10PM-0.09m
3:21AM0.82m
3:54PM0.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
13
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
14
12
12
10
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
9
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